I know its possible day 1 or something in Shenmue I. If I recall it is when you are looking for sailors and can't find heartbeats maybe.. Or possibly something else triggers it but you actually see the drunk people and even tom going home for the night. pretty cool.

Also it happens automatically at the end of the game when Ryo has to find a way to get to the harbor for a special event that I don't want to spoil if you havent played that far.

I would just like to chime in and say that the autism rate in America is not 1 in 50 it is about 1 in 90. And the reason they would* have no autism in North Korea is because they do not have the proper resources or funding to effectively treat it. It is unfortunate and sad but likely true that the children with Autism in North Korea would probably often times be disposed of at an early age. Also, autism is often not diagnosed as "autism" in all other countries but rather as mental retardation.

It's 1 in 50.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/21/us-usa-autism-idUSBRE92K00C20130321

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/mar/20/autism-us-children-one-in-fifty



There's no autism in North Korea thanks to no entry for criminal american pharma companies in their country.




:lol: Ok.. that UK article basically says common traits people have could consider them to have autism. If that were the case I would be a college graduate and teacher who suffers from the neurological disorder. Oh man the North Koreans are genetically perfect. One of the strongest connections for Autism is found in those whose parents were older when the child was born. In fact most of the parents that bring their kids to my school are 50-60 years old with children ranging from 5-10. Again those studies are now expanding to include more traits and actions (which are performed by people everywhere in the world) that they consider to link a person to autism.

US Pharmaceutical companies are the devil but study after study have been shown that vaccination shots have no correlation with autism.

Sorry for bumping an old topic, however I live in Japan and this landscape reminded me a lot of Yokosuka. This was taken on my way to the grocery store. I am about an hour from Yokosuka though. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/22/5ure7aby.jpg


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Have to agree with Riku and Qwerty here. A lot of my friends served in the military. 99.9% of them are not these evil people. Also the benefits the disabled receive in the States is amazing. Living in Japan sucks for people with disabilities. If one were to have an incident, they couldn't even get to a hospital in time to save themselves. Most hospitals here aren't even open Saturday or Sunday. Getting an ambulance to come takes hours sometimes. Health and medicine regulations are so different here that Doctors will likely not prescribe medicine that is prescribed back home, they may refuse to prescribe anything at all. Everyone that thinks Japan is some advanced society that is much better than the West needs a reality check. It is a privilege to live in the United States for the disabled.

That's just comparing with Japan, which is still worlds above a lot of other countries. But know that before you think other countries will take care of you better, you need to count your blessings and be thankful you are even alive.

Also being an American currently not in the country I would like to say strongly that about 90% of us want nothing to do with this war in Syria.

^Who doesnt!? ^_^

You're getting your degree in Japanese? Great choice. I always wish I had done that instead of marketing. But I guess I could always still do it. I just really need to get back into studying it seriously again. Ive been lax these past few years. Is your plan to move to Japan then?

Thanks man! It's refreshing to hear someone's reaction to my chosen degree being "great choice", and not "what the fuck are you going to do with a Japanese degree?" or the perennial favourite "so your doing it because you have a thing for Japanese chicks, right?". To be honest I'm not quite sure what my plan after I finish the degree is yet, I'm still trying to figure that out. I mean, I've never even been to Japan yet, but I will be spending the third year of my course over there and I'm very excited about that! What your doing sounds exciting too, I hope you can settle in your desired location, so let us know how it all goes!

Thanks! Well first off you should definitely be able to guage if you like living there by the time you're done with the course. And if you do.. rather when you do.. you should look into the JET program or Interac. Everyone I know who's done it loves it and from there its a big leg up on trying to find another job in a related field or with a company who would ie. need a PR or marketing person who's in the know with both cultures. Im sure you'll find plenty of jobs where your major will fit the bill. So dont worry about it. Just keep the open mind you already have and network with people.


I'm actually with the JET program working at this very moment. It's amazing, I definitely recommend it to anyone with the credentials and who gets accepted to teach after the long interview process. I am in Shizuoka prefecture about an hour and a half west of Tokyo. Today is "athletic examination day" so I have no classes to teach. I got paid to demonstrate proper footwork and stretching in the gymnasium for two hours and now I get to sit at my desk and lesson plan and play on the Internet for the next 5 hours. All in all JET is great.

Mue you could teach with JET, and if you ever want to go home you could work at the Japanese consulate in your area.

I couldn't imagine progressing this long in the game and far into the calendar without specifically trying to. My first time through I know I went into mid January and I thought that was late. Really happy that this happened to someone naturally and they got an actual reaction to it. Yes it sucks, but at least he was surprised I guess.

Yeah I really feel like Yu was excited and pushed forward with the story to a certain extend and then was forced to stop due to time constraints or funding. "Um who knows if Sega will green light Shenmue III right away, so lets just throw in this Guilin section we have been working on." Don't get me wrong I love the Guilin portion, but It just feels like the beginning of a new game.

I couldn't resist. It was so warm..


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13 in 2001. I originally asked for a PS1 for christmas in 2000. I eventually played many other games and Shenmue didn't look fun to me, but I finally rented it from a local video store after I had played through most of the other dreamcast games they had. I would eventually buy a PS2 about 3 months later. If I had never rented Shenmue I am not sure I would be where I am today. I could be more successful, or I could be less successful. I do know that I definitely wouldn't be in Japan though :lol:

Still love it. Gives me the good nostalgia feels every time I play through. I try to limit that to once every couple of years for each game. However I do start to see the flaws each time I play through, but each and every time I finish Shenmue II I am back on here exploring theories and discussing my anger towards Sega.

Probably Vyse, Riku, Dorian and ThyDarkAngel..
I'll add to this lot: Spokane, south carmain, shengoro86, OL and Mel Gibson.
Well at least I can check south carmain off that list.
I'll use this as a name and shame how none of you on my list have made an effort to visit me.

The goal for 2014: Kenny, ShOzO MiZuKi, Rakim, Henry Spencer and Segata Sanshiro Jr.

Every year seems to be a new group of friends. Being the forum socialite that I am..

You may be in luck my friend! If somehow you come to Japan before September I will be here. I think AxM and I are going to meet up some time and walk around Dobuita, and maybe check out that Kowloon game arcade. It seems like the best way for Shenmue fans to meet. Anyone in the area is more than welcome to join us!

Or I may go to London in 2015 to meet up with a friend I met here. How far are you from London Crimson Ryan? I'd be sure to find you.

Found these at my local game store. So expensive!


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Is Shenmue 1 pal in japanese with English subtitles?

Speaking with NPC's while listening in japanese then asking a character a second time and reading the subtitles can provide a flash card style of learning. I'm about N3 so I still have a ways to go, but I might as well incorporate my favorite game into my studies.